You've hardly said a word...

[@purplefood1]

I love the idea of a genetically enhanced human being a nervous chatterbox

[@kirishima638]

Was that an act though?

[@terribleduelist4433]

Maybe that was his defect

[@ginnyjollykidd]

I would probably listen to him for hours.

[@MitchellTF]

@@terribleduelist4433 ...This....this makes a surprising amount of sense.

[@Noone-jn3jp]

Bashir is enhanced?

[@DarthCipient]

It's awesome to see how this friendship developed. By the end, they were practically married, lol

[@thehantavirus]

until garak comes in the picture. they did try to touch on different sexual orientations in this series, but dint get into anything serious. The closes was jadzia making out with another woman.

[@hyjinki4886]

And that was because they were married in a past life when Dax was a man.

[@BYERE]

An Englishman and an Irishman on friendly terms... Cats and Dogs! Mass Hysteria!

[@Smeginator]

But The Chief LOVES his wife

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

@@thehantavirus Didn't they try to do an episode in TNG where they encountered a genderless species where identifying with a gender was considered a mental disease? I heard that it was _intended_ to raise awareness for homosexuality, but it didn't really come across as such. On the other hand, that episode _did_ incidentally work as a trans rights episode.

[@YamadaJisho]

The bromance between Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir is the best friendship in the whole series. Kirk, Spock, and Bones is the most iconic, and Tom Paris and Harry Kim was a good addition to Voyager, but these two developed so naturally.

[@NPCSingularity]

You’re leaving out Data and Geordi. That one was legendary, especially their last scene in that horrible movie that shall never be named.

[@RELLIKPIR]

Bashir is clearly Bi. OBRIEN is straight but prefers the company of men. Which confuses him a bit. Finding women that are as mentally accuse and aware is hard. Though the stupidest I find are usually men as well. Basically lines up well with the data. Men have more on the extremes of negative and positive intelligence. Women cluster closer to average.

[@Ocker3]

@@RELLIKPIR lots of guys love their wives/gfs but hang out with guys because they're better able to understand them, and for the comradery.

[@felipepineda1585]

@@RELLIKPIR - bashir? Who had a crazy crush on jadzia, and then hooked up with ezri? Definitely not bi

[@andyvanhout]

@@felipepineda1585 Also regularly goes on dates with Garak.

[@joveegillen6966]

Hear me out: the "You've hardly said a word..." scene, but every time O'Brien lies, the content aware scale shifts.

[@GITAHxgCoo]

LMAO

[@potaterjim]

"I hadn't nOtIcEd"

[@cheesydelphox1552]

could someone PLEASE make that

[@kairon156]

Julian and Miles friendship was so well done. Male friendships without useless drama is a rare thing indeed. At least outside Anime.

[@wiiu7640]

Dude, the writers intended Bashir to be gay. This is obvious queer coding. There is no such thing as being a real man, having a deep relationship outside of dating and marriage, and a show/relationship with no drama. The truth is that everyone goes through things, but most of the time you just don't see it. That's what made this writing so genius. Instead of Bashir outright saying that he loves O'Brien, he chooses to beat around the bush and make awkward moments that can be translated as a friendship, but also something more. Think what you will, but Bashir was always meant to be a queer-coded character, and O'Brien was a good conflict for the character to be interested in because he had a wife in the show. That results in some dialogue that sounds kind of funny when you hear it and is immediately brushed off, but upon closer inspection over several scenes it becomes obvious that Bashir has a romantic interest. The line towards the end about Bashir liking some woman is meant to throw people off, but then he quickly says that he likes O'Brien more. That's about as obvious of an example as you can get.

[@protatype7487]

In other words; 2 men discover that love is not exclusive to romance or sex, and one desperately attempts to deny that it exists.

[@gastonbell108]

Miles is definitely the top.

[@protatype7487]

@@gastonbell108 I dunno... Julian seems like a hell of a dom. Maybe he's just a powerbottom.

[@Chg267]

Called friends

[@protatype7487]

@@Chg267 Right you are, sir

[@muthpeterpatrik]

​@@Chg267 dunno why in theese times the concept of true friendship is so foreign that people mistake it as romance all the time.

[@lillithb1661]

2:29 O’brien: “Why can’t she be more like-annnnd I’ll just end that there...”

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

"People either love you, or they hate you! When I first met you, I hated you! And now, I- .....Don't hate you." "Look, all I'm saying is, when we first met, I didn't love you! And now, I do- ......Not hate you." Lmao I love their friendship

[@jelkeaco88]

"I love my wife." x100 WE KNOW MILES!!!

[@felicityggreene7831]

Why did I hear that shout in Keiko's voice?

[@tayavan3182]

A Doctor and a Chief? Ridiculous! Now a Doctor and a Tailor..... That's the romance of a lifetime

[@ginnyjollykidd]

But not with Garak. To me that was keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

[@tayavan3182]

@@ginnyjollykidd Agree to disagree. That chemistry was electric! I mean the holodeck spy program episode? Oof. Nearly too hot to handle those two. Not to mention Andrew Robinson played Garak as being attracted to Bashir from the get go

[@Scottlp2]

@@tayavan3182 really? I guess I just thought of it as Garak having fun.

[@tayavan3182]

@@cgore4 Look... guys I totally respect if people have their own interpretations I really do. If you don't see them as queer, that's perfectly fine. But I made a little teasing allusion to a ship that is very well known, and that is supported by the actors and writers of the show and of the characters portrayed. I'm sure none of these comments are made maliciously, but y'all got to recognize that queer people are almost always told their interpretations of characters as queer is false or is not supported in the text or subtext at all.Let queer people see themselves within the media they consume please. As a queer person, we have to become very good at reading into subtext bc often the subtext is the only way we are going to find any representation. The subtext is there, and can easily be interpreted as queer. If you don't interpret it that way, all the power to you. But I'm still gonna enjoy my ship and enjoy the queerness that I read into the story and performance.

[@alisak1701]

@@tayavan3182 Agreed.

[@Josh_Fredman]

Our society needs more space for beautiful platonic relationships like this, both same-sex and opposite-sex. People get so hung up on sex that they forget that you can love a person without wanting to screw 'em.

[@crimsonphoenix1175]

This Is funny considering hoe many comments of the opposite surround this one

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

Sadly people like is as rare as Latinum

[@felipepineda1585]

@@crimsonphoenix1175- not too funny. We are in the "everyone look at me" Era of humanity. Many people nowadays are so full of themselves that they would not be able to differentiate between a friendship and one with benefits. It's all sex nowadays

[@BrFAB]

Thanks for reminding me. My friend and I will be so relieved not to have to screw

[@patrickfrost9405]

Why screw someone when screwing WITH them is more fun.

[@EclipseStudio]

Every time I watch them say goodbye it’s always devastating. Of all the friendships that have been depicted on Star Trek, this feels like the most natural and nuanced, at least so far. And I think we can all relate what it felt like to see them part ways.

[@startreker20]

Most awkward bromance ever? I don't know but definitely a contender for the top spot.

[@-JustHuman-]

G'kar and Lando would like to get in on that one.....

[@tedwintedson8548]

"yer not an in between kinda guy, people either love ye or hate ye, when we first met I hated ye, and now I, yknow, don't"

[@ZeldaOdelta]

Keiko: "This is my husband, Miles" Keiko: "And this is his boyfriend, Julian"

[@cheesydelphox1552]

Keiko: "And this is Julian's boyfriend, Garak"

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@cheesydelphox1552 and this is Garek’s boyfriend Dukat

[@cheesydelphox1552]

@@bostonrailfan2427 "Keiko how does this work?" "None of us know, Captain."

[@Dyknown]

@@bostonrailfan2427 Garak would go along with it just to screw with Dukat

[@crackle6875]

Hostile EX-boyfriend

[@davecrupel2817]

"why cant she be more like.." *_TOOOOOT TOOOOOT_* THE SHIP IS SAILING!!!

[@brittany1049]

Nobody said his social skills were enhanced. He always struggles with it.

[@blazerocker1734]

The relationship between Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir is like the love story of two heterosexual men.

[@minervadev6094]

they are obviously gay and in love imo

[@blazerocker1734]

@@minervadev6094 Don't tell Keiko.

[@drinks1019]

It’s called Bromance

[@NerdilyDone]

@@minervadev6094 People can love each other and not be in love. Not all love is romantic.

[@kamalalsb7292]

@@NerdilyDone they can but let's be real this is not one of those times :P

[@Rabijeel]

Fun in thoose two is that it is a perfect depiction of practical Intelligence and theoretical intelligence - both lacking some part of emotional intelligence both learn about by interacting with each other.

[@NPCSingularity]

These two could have had a comedy series together.

[@headrockbeats]

"I'm not gay." "I'm not gay either." "Well, I'm a little bit gay." ".......... ok, so am I. But just a little!"

[@Josh23761]

I used to love it when these two went off on adventures together, Star Trek always shows some of the best friendship dynamics.

[@ethantyler8400]

DS9 had the best relationships in a trek show, ever

[@beesbeesingtonvi614]

tfw you have more chemistry with Doctor Twink than your wife

[@marmelade8331]

doctor twink help 😭

[@Darthjardius]

Well that escalated quick.

[@nicholasdickens2801]

The very best relationship in Star Trek.

[@Nuke_Gunray]

Their bromance was the best in Star Trek

[@Chocobear555]

I love the friendship between O'Brien and Bashir ... and I absolutely *loathe* the relationship between Julian and Ezri. Just had to get that out there, seeing as Julian confessed his love for Ezri in the last scene!

[@Claudanne2]

Why didn't they just let Jadzia become a recurring guest star instead of killing her off?

[@themightyklingonwarriormee5043]

@@Claudanne2 because the actress that played her Terry Farrell didn't want to renew her contract for the seventh season so they decided to kill off her character. Like they did Tasha Yar when Denise Crosby asked to be released from her contract just before the first season of TNG ended.

[@malis9045]

@@themightyklingonwarriormee5043 farrell wanted to renew but with better conditions, and Bergman the dick openly tried bullying her into submission to take worse conditions. harassing her before scenes, getting random producers to call her and pressure her.

[@themightyklingonwarriormee5043]

@@malis9045 damn.

[@felicityggreene7831]

Never could tell if Julian saw Ezri as just a more naive version of Jadzia. He was always a player. He never maintained a steady relationship throughout the run of the show. Him saying he loved Ezri deeply was just another example of his flitterby romance style - fall madly in love only to move on later, but be actually in love for that while

[@newtdevaychet]

He said “im wildly in love woth wjats her face, but i like you more miles. There i said it” AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA🔥

[@Tyyyyuru]

i refused to believe that "no homo" didnt make it to the 24th century

[@shruk4]

It really hasnt mae it to 2020

[@Egilhelmson]

That is what happens when you let gays marry gays. The genes that raise the tendency are bred out, and in 16 generations you cannot find any, just like in the 1940s. They are there, just dispersed so widely that two mutually compatible ones never find each other.

[@tomaspabon2484]

@@Egilhelmson I am trying to figure out if this is a troll or a legitimate world view by an insane person.

[@4Usuality]

The fucking dynamic duo, favorite friendship in Trek! Love their friendship, especially when they're drunk singing haha

[@stevangucu522]

1:20: just plain and simple Julian.

[@carolineptackova3156]

A horrifying reminder Bashir is O'Brien's superior officer....

[@alexanderward5286]

The closest friendships always start with annoyance

[@ParappatheRapper]

I think the important takeaway here is that O'Brien needs someone like Keiko to yell at him and give him conflict because as an irish person it's better if there is a reason for drinking and self loathing. If he was with a partner who simply let him have his workshop, Miles would have pushed things farther until conflict broke out. It's sort of a brinkmanship of boundaries, a constant struggle between them. I think Miles loves Keiko because she's the perfect source of cathartic Irish rage for O'Brien to decompress with. He's of course totally unaware of this fact, and would deny it if ever confronted by it.

[@john.premose]

They didn't drink real alcohol in Starfleet

[@andrewmcclean823]

That's a tad racist don't you think.

[@ParappatheRapper]

@@andrewmcclean823 It was honestly all in jest as dark, humorous take as an outlandish and over-analyzed take on the character. I know sarcasm doesn't travel well over the internet and especially with many people whose first language isn't English being around as well.

[@tonoornottono]

@@andrewmcclean823 it is a tad racist yeah. anyway miles needs the structure keiko provides because otherwise he would be a complete wreck. he needs a boundary to cross. the stricter the boundary, the more reasonable its crossing. the more reasonable a boundary, the uglier its crossing.

[@calanon534]

@@john.premose Yes, in Starfleet. Usually. Generally. _Guinan literally keeps a stock of the real stuff under her bar and admitted to it._ In Quark's? Different story. Alcohol flows freely.

[@imofage3947]

Miles and Julian. Legendary Bromance.

[@ZuluRomeo]

That first scene was totally Ted and Ralph from the Fast Show.

[@eamontdmas]

I really wouldn't know about that...

[@The.Badger.]

Brilliant!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@workaholick]

I soooo wanted them to have their own show.....

[@chrissgchriss]

You can love a wife or husband - but have someone else as a soulmate. Same with a wife / husband - but have more in common with a friend and get along better with friend. Or even have someone who is your muse, who is different from a romantic or close relationship. Make sure jealously does not enter these equations.

[@beyondthemultiverse-nj5dj]

Bashir: It's guy love... Miles: Between two... Together: Guys....

[@JohnDoe-zl6qw]

*An introvert and an extrovert walk into a runabout...*

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

"When a fellow needs a little helping hand Who'll be there? It's almost guaranteed No one else could ever really understand Only another man knows what you need." "And when a man has fallen down upon his knees In such a moment, who'd be better than Someone who's self controlled Someone who's strong and bold Someone who's good as gold It's better with a man!"

[@tugatomskanimation6370]

Their bromance was off the charts by the end of the show.

[@harvey2906]

Great cast. They were really good there.🖖

[@PenneySounds]

The best love triangle in Star Trek was between Miles, Julian, and Garak.

[@iamanentppersonalitytype3184]

Here's the difference You can passionately love someone But like your friends more, as in friendship How many times has your wife said "I love you, but right now I don't like you" ? That's the difference, romantic love vs friendship love

[@TheSpacecraftX]

Same goes for family. I love all my family. But I don't necessarily like them all a whole lot. Couldn't spend too much of an extended period with them. But I love them dearly. But I like some of my close friends more.

[@Fayanora]

When the introvert and the extrovert are stuck in a runabout together...

[@Prime92]

God get a room you two.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

An old mate of mine was proud that my mum liked him and bragged to his girlfriend. She laughed in his face and said you are Jules, just taller, of course she liked you.

[@mikethemaniacal]

oh julian the disaster space gay

[@Nah_Bohdi]

Flirting in the future is so formal.

[@seamusburke639]

The final scene is my fav scene between these two.

[@nitehawk86]

Like a married couple. "What are you thinking about?"

[@agentm31]

Nothing gay here! No way! Just two best buds hanging out, trying to suppress the urge to take each other right there in the hallway! No need to worry Keiko!

[@JcoolTheShipBuilder]

2 bros, sitting in a runabout, 5 feet apart cause they’re not gay

[@teddyfaux-bear5341]

Keiko wasn't worried- she encouraged it!

[@IsiahTomas]

It's guy love. "eagle"

[@jacobodom8401]

Intimacy in Male friendships exists. Go to Europe and you’ll see this to be the case, men have no stigma about expressing affection. Meanwhile in America we’re a bunch of prudes that put men into a box, no wonder they’re so depressed here

[@carminemurphy1275]

In America, you need a Papal Bull just to drink an Ale at Lunch and not get fired.

[@ziggymcdougal]

feel bad for keiko she's about to lose O'Brien to this lovable goofball

[@imdefinitelynotkyle]

I would totally want to make out with Julian.

[@VerdeMorte]

Me: Classic Bromance Twitter: *"One shall stand... One shall kneel?"*

[@sallysanchez8891]

Oh my god, even if O'Brien is married and straight, Julian... Isn't... I don't know how anyone can take that last confession as anything but an open admittance of at least *something*

[@michaelspence2508]

Still waiting for that clip where Miles has to explain to Keiko how she ended up with a Cardassian STD

[@MB-qx4ie]

BROS for life !

[@myah528]

Julian Bashir: 🎵 It doesn't take an intellectual to get that I'm bisexual 🎵

[@2Scribble]

There's a difference between 'like' and 'love' - chief Someone you like is a person you want to spend the whole day with - someone you love is a person you'd want to spend your whole life with The differences between your interests and Keiko's means you two can get on each others nerves but - at the end of the day - you're incomplete without each other because your differences compensate for what each other doesn't have. The commonalities between you and Julian - and Julian's boundless enthusiasm for learning... ... ... EVERYTHING :P xD means that you two can do nearly *anything* together or, most importantly, can do *nothing* together - and someone you can do *nothing* with is absolutely special. It's probably these same commonalities that get on both of your nerves - and why you two wouldn't want to go a day without doing something together... but, also, why you desperately need to have Keiko to go home to.

[@Tmccreight25Gaming]

The Bromance is real

[@thedonbeeglez]

iI loved this , ty

[@cowboyboots9901]

What's annoying is the Chief Engineer on a naval vessel is an officer and typically a Captain rank on Carriers. So why is the Chief Engineer a chief petty officer and a subordinate to a Lieutenant in medical?

[@oVoidhawko]

Starfleet is a military venture; a doctor graded as a major is still a major. As for him still being non-com even after serving on the Enterprise; he has the ability to command, but doesn't want it. But you better believe even a flag would respect his opinion, especially after getting Cardassian and Fed tech talking the way he did

[@Psiros]

Haha kind of like JD and Turk from Scrubs.

[@papajohn2134]

Psiros guy love from scrubs

[@mokomothman5713]

Reminds me of my days in the Army.

[@albertdewulf7688]

Miles (at a table at Quark's with Worf, Of and Sisko): Come on Julian! Just play the damn game. It's fun. Julian: .... U-um, well... Tomato Miles, Aubergine Your, Potato Wife's.... (gulp) Turnip Dead.

[@Wolfie_Rankin]

Shades of My Fair Lady

[@B0XMATTER]

FINE I'LL WATCH DS9 GOD FUCKING DAMNIT

[@Thkaal]

Start ofcthe greatest bromance in trek

[@Morhek]

Bashir and O'Brien coming to grips with their bisexuality.

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

Men can be friends without being in a relationship

[@Sasha-sj4xe]

@@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire Men can be in a relationship without not being friends

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

@@Sasha-sj4xe touché

[@pamelamays4186]

When your bro totally gets you.

[@MrGW95]

You know what really grinds my photon stabilizer? FILTHY CARDIES

[@joshuamckenna2981]

Gonna play some darts, fellas?

[@thedirtinyoureye2133]

1:32 "Call me by my name"

[@dreadfulspiller8766]

Bro love is awesome.

[@Dr.Claw_M.A.D.]

The relationship between men and women is very phychological. One is logical and the other physcho.

[@bddorsey]

"Dad, what is a 'bromance'?"

[@Aku9466]

Kinda sad to know that the actors didn’t get along that well. One very proud Brit and one very proud Irishman. They worked well together, but in real life weren’t anything like the characters they played.

[@LordMazafeff]

This just went Brokeback Mountain.

[@animemanXLK]

Star trek's original bromance couple

[@laelnewton6624]

help i ship this so hard

[@Futur3sGamer]

Best bros

[@tradtke101]

Poor old Cakehole

[@Traderjoe]

Space bromance

[@richa16x]

We need to stop people shipping Garak and Julian! Split them up and let Julian hang out with Miles! Shippers: that works too...

[@The.Badger.]

Two heterosexual men. Still a better love story than Twilight!

[@hawkstringfellow]

Yea star trek invented the bromance

[@tilasole3252]

I wonder if Garak is a jealous lover...

[@MLBeaton]

Back off O'Brian... Garak loves his wife more than O'Brian loves his!

[@isabellehaugen2247]

I assume there the biggest ship in the show

[@metal87power]

Out of context, they talked like drunk.

[@justincase6655]

What was that horse's name started with the T

[@sentinel_Alphacentauri]

When will they release a hd version?

[@temperedglass1130]

If modern star trek writers had this storyline. They would both be gay.

[@jacobpowell2318]

This is 2024...still a better love story than Twilight. LMAO

[@starbase218]

“Oh Julian, I love how you play with my interphasic coil spanner.” “Mmmm I do it only for you, chief.” ;)

[@konayasai]

🎶 _It's guy love between two guys_ 🎶

[@richardsharpe5925]

Why cannot genetic re sequencing be a force for good? Both men and women being released from learning disabilities, physical disabilities, an innate resistance to disease, long life?

[@hecate235]

lololol ...boys.